Chapter 279 - 138: The Sadness and Happiness of the Rat King_2
How could he shake off this kid and restore his former glory as the Rat King? The bloodline judgement seemed to be malfunctioning now. Or perhaps, the formation of the blood pact had something special? He definitely did not believe that this little human could overpower him in terms of bloodline. Yes, there must be something wrong with the blood pact, and he needed to research the blood pact on himself carefully.
Now that he was at the 5th Rank, his strength had greatly increased. Although the kid was not very impressive, his devouring ability was quite compatible with his own. His quick ranking up this time was something even he had not expected.
In order to improve himself, he had to devour, and devouring was not indiscriminate, but rather very stringent. Anything that was devoured had to undergo constant purification through the special space created by his ability, Devour Heaven and Earth, before the purified energy could be absorbed. The purified energy was not even one percent compared to the devoured one. Hence, ranking up was no easy task.
However, being with Long Kongkong, he found himself advancing more easily than he had in his original plane. Once he had signed the pact with Long Kongkong, he was suppressed to the 4th Rank cultivation level, being at the peak of the 4th Rank. It seemed not far from the 5th Rank, but in reality, progressing from the 4th to the 5th Rank, or level 5 to level 6, was a major turning point for a magical beast, and breaking through this bottleneck was not easy.
Through his devouring today, the energy of the silverback gorilla would never be enough for his digestion, let alone if there were three more. However, the energy provided by Long Kongkong had played a significant role, with his spirit furnace having an extraordinarily good purifying effect. It gave the Rat King a very pure energy and even enhanced the Rat King’s Devour Heaven and Earth ability, seeming to resonate with the absorption of the energy from Long Kongkong’s Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace. Hence, it managed to merge the silverback gorilla’s energy with the energy from the Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace during the digestion and absorption process.
Devour Heaven and Earth could not absorb pure energy, but it seemed feasible when combined with food. The result was a surprise, successfully ranking up to 5th Rank. This unexpected joy also gave him an idea to initiate a bloodline judgement again.
The Rat King gradually regained his composure. After all, it had once dominated a plane, and its determination was unparalleled. He decided to research the blood pact thoroughly, figure out how to detect its weaknesses, and continue to advance himself with the help of Long Kongkong’s Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace. The stronger he got, the more innate abilities he could awaken. Just you wait!
As he thought, he gradually calmed down, and then it suddenly occurred to him, where did that kid go? Why has he been away so long? Has it been twenty minutes?
Just then, the dormitory door was pushed open, and Long Kongkong rushed in from outside, carrying two large bowls that were emitting hot steam.